Introduction to Ewha Womans University()http://www.ewha.ac.kr

Ewha Womans UniversityFounded in 1886 by an American missionary woman. No public education system for women at that time.Ewha means pear flower, Why Womans not Womens in the name?Official announcement on this Ewha started with only one student

First building of Ewha (1886)

OverviewBiggest Womens University in the World keeping high quality Comprised of 12 graduate school. 14 college, 62 departmentIncluding Medicine, Arts, Music, Movement and Engineering etc.Number of Professors: 68515,832 undergraduate student2,000 graduate students

From Digital Ewha Album

Elizabeth Queen of United Kingdom of Britain visited 1999. She said WonderfulRight: President Sang Chang

First college graduate in student 1914

Location: Center of Seoulnear City Hall, Presidential Office

Campus Map of EwhaShinchon() Area Yonsei() Univ.

College of EngineeringEstablished in 1996.The First Engineering college of the Womens Univ. in the WorldIs it Another Venture? Woman as Engineer?Consists of 4 DepartmentsComputer Science and Engineering (1981)Electronics Engineering (1994)Architecture (1994)Environmental Engineering (1993)Number of Faculty: 34Number of Graduate Students: about 200Number of Undergraduate student: 950

Building: College of Engineering

Dept. of Computer Science & EngineeringFounded on 1981 Professsors: 17Undergraduate Students: 200Graduate Students: around 100Departments Flagship Research ProjectChamois: Knowledge Engineering Platform Component based Data Mining, Warehousing etc.Director: Prof. Won Kim since 1999-presentOrganizing International Conference called Human.Society@Internet

Grand Auditorium (about 2000 seats size)

Couple dance during Festival, 1960s

New Campus Valley designed by Dominique Perrault

Woman Rate Status in KoreaHigh-ranking public officials Women portion: now 4.4% => until 2005, goal is 10%Economicaly active participation rate: 49.7%OECD Nations Average: 78% Employee rate in Public Enterprise: 10% Government now try to increase this rate to 20% within 5 yearsThis rate is included in enterprise evaluation

Woman Rate Status in AcademyWomen student rate in University: 36.3%Women portion of total Ph.d degree 22% but women professors rate:14.1% Ewha Univ.: 54%SNU College of Engineering: only 1 in 270 prof.Professors rate In Private Univ.: 16.1% National Univ.: 8.8% (very low relatively)Government PolicyMake 20% by allocating quota for womens. So, Many chances will be given for women in Korea Now.

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